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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Sapana Pradhan Malla.png — Supreme Court of Nepal, CC BY 4.0.","cite":"\"Sapana Pradhan Malla\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/sapana-pradhan-malla. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T14:57:58Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/sapana-pradhan-malla","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/sapana-pradhan-malla","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/sapana-pradhan-malla?lang=ne"}}